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| Image:Before_Green_Gables.jpg Cover of Viking Canada 2008 Hardcover | |
| Author | Budge Wilson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 0425225763 |
| OCLC | 312933557 |
| Followed by | Anne of Green Gables |
Before Green Gables is the title of the prequel to the Anne Shirley series.[1] The book was published in 2008 by Puffin, a division of Penguin Books, as part of Puffin's celebration of Anne Shirley's centennial anniversary, which will also see the Anne Shirley series re-released to commemorate the event.[1] The first book in the Anne Shirley series was Anne of Green Gables, which was published in 1908.
The author of the prequel is Canadian children's author Budge Wilson.[1] In the official press release, Budge Wilson wrote: "I will, of course, try to be true to the astonishing character that Lucy Maud Montgomery created… But I would not – in fact, could not – presume to tell my part of Anne’s history in Montgomery’s voice. I will do this in my own voice, hoping that she would approve of the project if she were alive today."[1]
Synopsis
This book is about the death of Anne Shirley's parents and the resulting struggles of Anne's pre-Gables youth. The book shows how deeply in love Bertha and Walter Shirley were. The book also tells details about the fever that killed Anne's parents. The book tells in detail the emotions Anne feels, the people in her life, and the way she connects with other people till she is on the train to Green Gables. The Thomases are bizarrely bitter.[1]
Publisher
Three editions are available from different publishers:
- Canada: Viking Canada (AHC), ISBN 9780670067213
- US: Putnam Pub Group, ISBN 9780399154683
- UK: Penguin Books, ISBN 9780141384122
Translation
Before Green Gables was translated into Japanese as a title of Kon'nichiwa Anne (meaning "Hello, Anne") and sold by Shinchosha[2] and Polish as Droga do Zielonego Wzgórza (meaning "Road/Way to Green Gables"), published by Wydawnictwo Literackie [3]
Criticism
Benjamin Lefebvre, co-chairman of the L.M. Montgomery Research Group wrote an article about this book.[4]
Adaptations
The series is being adapted into an anime, Kon'nichiwa Anne 〜 Before Green Gables, the latest series in Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater staple. It will air in Japan from April 5, 2009.